Richard M. Jones

Numerous songs bear his name as author, including "Trouble in Mind".

A few years later, he often led a small band which sometimes included Joe Oliver.

Jones also worked in the bands of John Robichaux, Armand J. Piron, and Papa Celestin.

[3] He worked as Chicago manager for publisher and pianist Clarence Williams.

Richard M. Jones worked for Mercury Records until his death in December 1945 in Chicago, at the age of 53.